{"id":25839,"date":"2022-06-04T09:14:46","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T14:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=25839"},"modified":"2022-06-04T09:14:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T14:14:46","slug":"saturday-update-213","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/04\/saturday-update-213\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/subscriber\/section\/sportsgeoff-calkins\/article\/29120\/calkins-penny-hardaway-memphis-restaurant\">A subscribers-only article<\/a> by Geoff Calkins in The Daily Memphian offers a hint as to what to expect at Penny Hardaway&#8217;s Nitty Gritty restaurant which will open in the Westin. They&#8217;ll offer a build-your-own-grits option: Pick the type of grits, pick a protein, pick a garnish, pick a sauce. Sounds yummy!<\/p>\n<p>I wonder how the folks at Sugar Grits feel about a grits restaurant two blocks away opened by a celebrity head coach.<\/p>\n<p>DJ Damp Velour plays Wiseacre Downtown tonight from 6 to 10. That is a great DJ name.<\/p>\n<p>A friend of mine went to The Peanut Shoppe yesterday and came back with some news&#8230; they&#8217;re thinking about expanding their offerings to include falafel and hummus. YES, PLEASE to both! Those are two of this non-vegetarian&#8217;s favorite vegetarian foods!<\/p>\n<p>Memphis 901 FC hosts a home match vs. Atlanta United 2 tonight at 7:30. As of this morning there are still some $1 tickets available. Prior to the match there will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/5057942634303261\/\">a Pride Night pre-party<\/a> at the Brass Door beginning at 4:45.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a Lifehacker article for the people who come Downtown on the weekends: <a href=\"https:\/\/lifehacker.com\/how-to-do-a-flawless-donut-1849010251\">How to do a flawless donut<\/a> (in your car)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/section\/neighborhoods\/article\/29129\/plans-submitted-for-falls-building-renovation\">Plans have been submitted<\/a> for the renovation to the Falls Building at Front and Court. 176 residential units, a game room and arcade area in the basement, and a swimming pool on the ground floor. There will also be first-floor space for a retail tenant.<\/p>\n<p>Daaaaang&#8230; this week there was a church service that was part of the Queen&#8217;s platinum jubilee celebration. Not only were Prince Harry and Meghan Markle not allowed to sit with Harry&#8217;s brother William and the other senior royals, but they were BOOED. At church. Ouch, bet that caused ol&#8217; Megs some narcissistic injury.<\/p>\n<p>Those of you attending <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphiszoo.org\/Rendezvous80s\">Zoo Rendezvous<\/a> tonight, be sure to stop by and see my friends at the Blind Bear for some delicious food and specialty cocktails!<\/p>\n<p>By the way, if anyone who works at the zoo is reading this&#8230; How&#8217;s Ja Raffe doing? We haven&#8217;t heard anything about him in a while.<\/p>\n<p>Today is a number of minor holidays. Here we go:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/2a04f44e71365dc34ea102e9b903172c\/national-black-bear-day\">National Black Bear Day<\/a>. Once again, whether at Zoo Rendezvous or Downtown on Main Street, I recommend celebrating at the Blind Bear.<\/li>\n<li>If you go to the Bear for brunch (11 AM to 3 PM) and order their mimosa setup with pineapple juice, you can check off two more holidays: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/7114507f08ebd4d1bdc659ef32456abc\/national-bubbly-day\">National Bubbly Day<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/d777cdd14149fed1774584cb77cfe86c\/national-pineapple-day\">National Pineapple Day<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I don&#8217;t recommend celebrating National Pineapple Day with a pizza, but if you must, you can knock off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/ef431d2ae72a1de6866bb841391526a9\/national-cheese-day\">National Cheese Day<\/a> too.<\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/fd672227d924ff05c4ada06e69955f42\/national-cognac-day\">National Cognac Day<\/a>. Silly Goose got a fresh shipment of Hennessy while I was there Thursday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/brit-floyd-2020\">Brit Floyd<\/a>, called &#8220;the world&#8217;s greatest Pink Floyd tribute band,&#8221; plays the Orpheum tomorrow night at 8. They&#8217;ll play a 23-minute, note-for-note rendition of Pink Floyd&#8217;s sone &#8220;Echoes,&#8221; as well as selections from <em>Dark Side of the Moon<\/em>, <em>The Wall<\/em>, <em>Animals<\/em>, <em>Wish You Were Here<\/em>, and <em>The Division Bell<\/em>. Tickets are $39.50-$59.50 and there&#8217;s also a $159.50 VIP experience that includes a meet-and-greet sound check.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe Brit Floyd will play &#8220;Astronomy Domine&#8221; in honor of <a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/neil-degrasse-tyson-astronomy-bizarre\">Neil deGrasse Tyson&#8217;s Astronomy Bizzare<\/a> tour which comes to the Orpheum on Tuesday. Tickets are $39-$250 and the $250 ticket is a VIP experience that includes one of the best seats in the house, an autographed poster, a Q&amp;A, and a group photo. Note that masks are required for this event.<\/p>\n<p>Hmmm this is interesting&#8230; a week-long Broadway show not at the Orpheum, but the smaller, more intimate Halloran Centre. <a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/million-dollar-quartet\">Million Dollar Quartet<\/a>, the story of the recording session that brought Elvis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, and Jerry Lee Lewis together, will run at Halloran Tuesday through Sunday. Tickets are $47.50.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/article\/money\/cars\/ford-bronco-memphis-tennessee-pride-festival\/522-91c3e465-4c8c-4244-82fa-ff463653207e\">A Pride-themed Ford Bronco<\/a> will be on display at Mid-South Pride Fest in Church Park today and it will participate in the 1 PM Pride Parade on Beale.<\/p>\n<p>Son Person, Shorty and The Grooves, and Lavendear play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/733011497714855\/\">Bluff Fest<\/a> at Carolina Watershed tonight at 7. Tickets are $15 at the door.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/301468362202464\/\">40 Watt Moon<\/a> plays an acoustic set on the patio at Ghost River on Beale from 6 to 10 tonight. Come hungry, because the New Wing Order kitchen in Ghost River will be open for business.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for now! 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